Pro Wrestling Moments

We welcome back Phil Stegall (@blueeyeddrumr) & Terry Canova (@coach_canova) for a look back over the April 20th 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling featuring the following : 

Kamala vs The Masked Marvel

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Thor 

The Barbarian vs Stoney Montana

The Dirty White Boys vs Brickhouse Brown & Rocky Montana

Jake ‘the Snake’ Roberts vs Steve Casey in the TV title tournament

Dutch Mantell vs Tim Horner

Eddie Gilbert & the Nightmare vs Terry Daniels & Steve Brinson 

The show is available here on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMKMp1U9Z0E&t=2s

Dan Phillips (@danpffc) joins me for a bumper show featuring our review of the April 13th 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling.  This was the first tv taping after WrestleMania I and it’s fair to say Bill Watts was in a slightly bad mood.  This is a must watch episode as a time capsule of the very real wrestling war that was happening at the time, including a lengthy opening tirade from Watts about Titan Sports.

Running order : 

0:00 - 54:09 - Mid South Wrestling Review (feat Dr Death vs Terry Daniels, Jake Roberts & The Barbarian vs Rock N Roll Express plus Kamala & Brickhouse Brown in action)

54:10 - 1:04:55 - Dan’s experience in the Thunderdome for Raw a couple of weeks ago

1:04:55 - end - WrestleMania 37 review 

The Mid South Episode can be found on YouTube here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NpgQ9zCCSQ&t=227s

Dan Phillips (@danpffc) is back to review the April 6th 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling.  The TV title tournament is in full swing with Tommy Prichard vs Tim Horner & the ‘Battle of the Brits’ in Steve Casey vs Chris Adams.  In action also are the dream team of Terry Taylor & Kerry Von Erich plus ‘Dr Death’ Steve Williams & Jake Roberts vs Shawn Michaels & Terry Daniels.

The show itself can be found on YouTube here : https://youtu.be/ZqllETgKcTc

Mark Dunderdale (@dopper6), Stuart Roberts (@wakefieldcanary) & I look back on our very first trip across the pond for a WrestleMania, 20 years ago today (which is frightening to type to say the least).

Watch along with us as we review the absolutely epic WrestleMania X-Seven event, which most consider to be the greatest 'Showcase of the Immortals' in history & what was a truly life changing experience for all of us.

Pete Norris is back to chat all things appendectomy, having recently joined the exclusive club, plus review with me the March 30th 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling.  This aired the very same day as a Superdome Spectacular and just a little more than 24 hours prior to WrestleMania I.

Match card : 

Brickhouse Brown vs Jack Victory 

Shawn Michaels vs Kamala

The Barbarian vs Mike Jackson

Dr Death Steve Williams & Chris Adams vs Tom Prichard & Terry Daniels

Kerry Von Erich vs Thor 

Dirty White Boys vs Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong 

Link to the show on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGAlzDVaKWY&t=255s

Dan Phillips (@danpffc) joins me for another absolute turd from the archives of World Championship Wrestling - it’s ‘This Month in Wrestling History 10’ - WCW Uncensored 1995.

Match card : 

King Of The Road Match

Dustin Rhodes vs. Blacktop Bully

Martial Arts Match (Special Referee: Sonny Onoo)

Meng (w/Col. Robert Parker) vs. Jim Duggan

Boxer Vs. Wrestler Match

Johnny B. Badd (w/Rock Finnigan) vs. Arn Anderson (w/Col. Robert Parker)

Singles Match

Avalanche vs. Randy Savage

Singles Match

Sting vs. Big Bubba Rogers

Falls Count Anywhere, Tornado Tag Team Match

Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) (w/Sister Sherri) vs. The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags)

Leather Strap Match

Vader (w/Ric Flair) vs. Hulk Hogan (w/The Renegade)

Former 3 time Mid South Wrestling tag team champion, and all around pro wrestling legend, Ricky Morton (@RealRickyMorton) is back to look over the March 23rd 1985 episode of MSW featuring a four team elimination main event with the Rock N Roll Express vs the Dirty White Boys vs Brad Armstrong & Tommy Prichard vs Jake Roberts & Jack Victory.  In addition, Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams were up against Terry Daniels & Shawn Michaels plus new North American Champion Terry Taylor battled Kamala.

The show can be found on YouTube here : https://youtu.be/jRoCj2gmlKA

J.Michael (@ThisIsJMichael), formerly of USA Today, the Orlando Sentinal, NBC Sports Washington, Ring Magazine and current NBA sleuth at the Indy Star, is here this week to chat all things MSW.

We chat his day job following the NBA, his love of boxing and then switch gears and discuss how he first got into Mid South Wrestling having grown up in New Orleans.

We chat some of J’s favourites, big time live events attended and more before running through the March 16th 1985 television episode which included a TITLE FOR TITLE, CHAMPION VS CHAMPION match between North American champion Ted Dibiase & Television Champion Terry Taylor.

The show itself is available here on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMIQoN09Op4

Fowl Original (@fowl_original) of the very popular wrestling YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/FowlOriginalWrestling) is back today to review the March 9th 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling.

We recap what Fowl has been up to over the last 12 months since he was last on the show, what he’s enjoyed wrestling wise during the pandemic and also end up in a great tangent on the wonderful early-mid 90s daytime tv game show ‘Turnabout’ (Rob Curling, I hope you’re listening).

This is all before attention turns to Mid South & we look back over an excellent show featuring Hacksaw Jim Duggan & Kerry Von Erich going up against Gino Hernandez & Hercules Hernandez, Terry Taylor vs Jake Roberts for the TV title, Brad Armstrong vs Buddy Landell plus Iceman King Parsons, Kamala, the Dirty White Boys & the Barbarian (John Nord) all in action.

The show itself can be found here on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB57-Xaxpco&t=149s

Phil Stegall (@blueeyeddrumr) & Terry Canova (@Coach_canova) are back to review the March 2nd 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling.  This was a real star studded affair, with the ‘Modern Day Warrior’ Kerry Von Erich going up against Buddy Landell plus Gino Hernandez in action.  Terry Taylor defends the Television Title against Tim Horner & we have the big Iceman King Parsons vs Kamala rematch from a few weeks prior.  Ted Dibiase & Dr Death Steve Williams are up against Private Terry Daniels & Brad Armstrong & Shawn Michaels takes on the debuting Barbarian (John Nord version).

The link to the show (incorrectly dated on YouTube) is here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwYeUvrA64M